The geography of the Olympics

LO 1 – To map the summer Olympics since 1896!

LO 2– To be able to compare the countries competing in London 2012

History of the Olympics• 1896 – Athens• 1900 – Paris• 1904 – St. Louis (USA)• 1908 – London• 1912 – Stockholm• 1920 – Antwerp • 1924 – Paris• 1928 - Amsterdam• 1932 – Los Angeles• 1936 – Berlin• 1948 – London• 1952 – Helsinki• 1956 – Melbourne• 1960 – Rome• 1964 – Tokyo

• 1968 – Mexico city• 1972 – Munich• 1976 – Montreal• 1980 – Moscow• 1984 – Los Angeles• 1988 – Seoul• 1992 – Barcelona• 1996 – Atlanta• 2000 – Sydney• 2004 – Athens• 2008 – Beijing• 2012 – London• 2016 – Rio de Janeiro

Task 1 Map and label these cities onto your world map.Include a title (and key if necessary)

Task 2

• Click on the word document on Moodle to complete the second task:

How different are the countries competing in the Olympics?

Extension tasks

• Answer the following questions in the front of your exercise book;

1) Which country has hosted the most Olympics (summer)?

2)Which continent has hosted the most Olympics (summer)?